My Double Life Review

My Double Life by Janette Rallison
Coming out May 13, 2010
Summary from Goodreads:
Her whole life, Alexia Garcia has been told that she looks just like pop star Kari Kingsley, and one day when Alexia’s photo filters through the Internet, she’s offered a job to be Kari’s double. This would seem like the opportunity of a lifetime, but Alexia’s mother has always warned her against celebrities. Rebelliously, Alexia flies off to L.A. and gets immersed in a celebrity life. Not only does she have to get used to getting anything she wants, she romances the hottest lead singer on the charts, and finds out that her own father is a singing legend. Through it all, Alexia must stay true to herself, which is hard to do when you are pretending to be somebody else!

My review:
I've always enjoyed Janette's novels - they're always so girly and cute and just plain fun to read. And My Double Life was no exception.

The plot, though slightly cliche, was still very meaningful with family as the main issue. However, it's not just about family but it also has a lot of other things going on - love, fandom, etc. I think that those who wants to read a more meaningful book and those who just want to read something for fun will love My Double Life.

Alexia is an intriguing character. She's not the typical, cliched version of stars wannabe. Instead, she's smart and she knows what she's doing, to some degree at least. For example, when "scouted" by Kari's agent to become Kari's double, she wasn't extremely swayed by the prospect of becoming famous. Nor was she exactly swayed by money either. Yes, she did think twice about receiving money and fame but she managed to decline the offer. Unlike some other characters in different books, Alexia manages to do what her brain thinks. She doesn't think one way but do the other. Another thing I enjoyed about her personality is her calmness. She somehow manages to stay calm through one fiasco to another but at the same time, you can really sense her vulnerability and just her "young-ness".

Even Kari isn't the typical airheaded rock star. No offense, but I did think that she was somewhat stupid in the beginning of the novel but there were times when she seemed extremely intelligent. So, all in all, the characters in My Double Life really made you think twice about assuming things.

Overall, My Double Life is a great read. The plot was enjoyable and the characters were different from typical ones. I'm definitely looking forward to any future Janette Rallison's novels.

My rating:
Plot: 9/10
Theme: 9/10
Characters: 9/10
Cover: 10/10
Recommendation: 9/10
Total: 46/50 = 92%

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